Tentative YSI In-Person Schedule

Sunday, July 13

4:00 - 5:00pm Students / parents arrive at OSC, 1224 Kinnear Road
5:00 - 6:00pm

Opening Ceremony and Dinner at OSC

  • Parents: Welcome presentation / overview / general Q&A
  • Students: Name Games 
6:00 - 7:00pm Parents transport to dorms
7:00 - 9:00pm Evening activity: Vocabulary Game & Ice Breaker Games

Monday, July 14

7:30 – 9:00am Breakfast at dining commons / Transport students to OSC
9:00 – 9:20 am Announcements and Ohio State's impact on science
9:20 – 9:45am Blooket review of vocabulary
9:45 – 10:00am  Walk to Aquatic Ecology Lab
10:00 - 11:30am Aquatic Ecology Lab
11:30 – 11:45am Walk back to OSC
11:45 – 12:30pm What is a watershed? Components of a watershed & Build your watershed
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:30pm What is stream quality monitoring?
2:30 – 2:45pm Movement break
2:45 – 3:45pm Chemical measures
3:45 – 5:15pm Test kit practice / extension activity
5:15 – 5:30pm Announcements
5:30 – 6:45pm Transport to dorm / Dinner at dining commons
6:45 – 9:00pm Evening activity - Swimming

Tuesday, July 15

7:30 – 9:00am Breakfast at dining commons / Transport students to OSC
9:00 – 9:20am Review the biological, chemical & physical components of a stream
9:20 – 10:00am Transport to Big Darby (depart at 9:30am)
10:00 - 12:00pm Stream Quality Monitoring 
12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm Electrofishing
2:00 – 3:00pm Big Darby Nature Center
3:00 – 3:45pm Transport to dorm
3:45 – 5:45pm Student downtime
5:45 – 7:00pm Dinner at dining commons
7:00 – 9:15pm Evening activity - Movie Night

Wednesday, July 16

7:30 – 9:00am Breakfast at dining commons / Transport students to OSC
9:00 – 9:15am Announcements and Ohio State's impact on science 
9:15 – 9:45am Analysis and conclusion of Darby Creek 
9:45 – 10:00am Outdoors/movement Break
10:00 – 10:30am Group Photo
10:30 – 12:00pm Historical Perspective of Ohio Streams 
Noon – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm Explore ODNR Website 
2:30 – 2:45pm Outdoors/movement break
2:45 – 3:45pm Charades
3:45 – 4:45pm Choose a variable and investigate - (independent vs. dependent varibles)
4:45 – 5:00pm Announcements
5:00 – 6:00pm Dinner at OSC
6:00 – 8:30pm Game Night at OSC  
8:30 – 9:15pm Transport to dorm

Thursday, July 17

7:30 – 9:00am Breakfast at dining commons / Transport students to OSC
9:00 – 9:45am Announcements and Ohio State's impact on science 
9:45 – 10:00am Walk to Byrd Polar
10:00 – 11:45am Tour of Byrd Polar
11:45 – 12:00pm Walk back to OSC
Noon – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:30pm Introduce and explore variable in project 
2:30 – 3:00pm Transport to Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens
3:00 – 4:30pm Tour of Learning Gardens and Green Roof
4:30 – 6:00pm Walk to dorm / dinner at dining commons 
6:00 – 8:30pm Evening activity - Game Night 

Friday, July 18

7:30 – 9:00am Breakfast at dining commons / Transport students to OSC
9:00 – 9:15am Announcements and Ohio State's impact on science 
9:15 – 12:00pm Work on projects
Noon – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm Impromptu speeches
2:00 – 3:00pm Work on projects
3:00 – 5:00pm Presentation dry run
5:00 – 5:15pm Announcements and Final Survey
5:00 – 6:00pm Parents arrive at OSC and dinner
6:00 – 7:30pm YSI Closing Ceremony
  • Welcome, Overview of the Week and Scientific Methodology
  • Presentations
  • Congratulations Ceremony
7:30 – 9:00pm Parents transport students to dorm and checkout